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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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